South Hill Primary School

HertfordshireCommunity school

Heath Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TT

Headteacher: Miss Jo WellbeloveSchool website ↗Pupils: 417 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
74% of first-choice applicants offered a place
53%
Reading, Writing & Maths
74%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
53.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 64%·Writing 69%·Maths 66%All three 53%
Reading
Expected64%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected69%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected66%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
58
How many families wanted this school first?
73
How many got their first choice?
54of 73 (74.0%)
How many applied in total?
184

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
29.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
22.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
19.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
200 girls, 217 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 83% (2017/18), currently 53%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1635.0%3.0%-2.6+0.8-3.4
2016/1777.0%10.0%+2.5+2.4+1.6
2017/1883.0%10.0%-0.5-0.7-1.6
2018/1967.0%17.0%-1.0-0.3-1.4
2022/2353.0%2.0%-0.9-0.1-1.7
2023/2459.0%7.0%---
2024/2553.0%10.0%---
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